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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF DR. JOHN D. CONSTABLE
A LARGE GREEN, GREY AND RUSSET JADE DISC, BI
NORTHERN OR SOUTHWEST CHINA, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC
Details
A LARGE GREEN, GREY AND RUSSET JADE DISC, BI
NORTHERN OR SOUTHWEST CHINA, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC
The disc of slightly irregular thickness retains the original cutting marks on both sides as well as the central hole which is drilled from both sides. The stone is now opaque and of pale green and buff tone with some russet markings and veins.
10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.) diam.
NORTHERN OR SOUTHWEST CHINA, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC
The disc of slightly irregular thickness retains the original cutting marks on both sides as well as the central hole which is drilled from both sides. The stone is now opaque and of pale green and buff tone with some russet markings and veins.
10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Frank Caro, New York, 1961.